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Japanese symbol for “firepower”

Romaji: karyoku
heating power; thermal power

In Japanese, firepower is , read (karyoku).

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Meanings

  1. n heating power; thermal power
  2. n firepower (mil)

Kanji and stroke order

fire
on: カ
kun: ひ、-び、ほ-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かさい kasaiconflagration; fire
はなび hanabifireworks
かざん kazanvolcano
ふんか funkaeruption; volcanic eruption
かじ kajifire; conflagration
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty
どりょく doryokueffort; exertion; endeavour

See also: Chinese symbol for “firepower”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.